April 16, 2025
UPDATE
Apple unveils environmental progress, surpassing 60 p.c discount in international greenhouse gasoline emissions
Forward of Earth Day, Apple hits new milestones in emissions reductions, clear vitality, and recycled supplies
Prospects are invited to recycle units in-store with a particular supply by way of Could 16
Apple in the present day introduced that the corporate has surpassed a 60 p.c discount in its international greenhouse gasoline emissions in comparison with 2015 ranges, as a part of its Apple 2030 objective to turn out to be carbon impartial throughout its whole footprint within the subsequent 5 years. The corporate achieved a number of different main environmental milestones, together with using 99 p.c recycled uncommon earth parts in all magnets and 99 p.c recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries.1 Apple shared this and different progress in its annual Environmental Progress Report, printed in the present day.
“We’re extremely happy with the progress we’re making towards Apple 2030, which touches each a part of our enterprise,” mentioned Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vp of Surroundings, Coverage, and Social Initiatives. “Right this moment, we’re utilizing extra clear vitality and recycled supplies to make our merchandise than ever earlier than, we’re preserving water and stopping waste world wide, and we’re investing huge in nature. As we get nearer to 2030, the work will get even more durable — and we’re assembly the problem with innovation, collaboration, and urgency.”
Apple’s 2030 technique prioritizes chopping greenhouse gasoline emissions by 75 p.c in contrast with its 2015 baseline yr, earlier than making use of high-quality carbon credit to steadiness the remaining emissions. Final yr, Apple’s complete efforts to cut back its carbon footprint — together with the continued transition of its provide chain to renewable electrical energy and designing merchandise with extra recycled supplies — prevented an estimated 41 million metric tons of greenhouse gasoline emissions.
As Apple celebrates Earth Day with its groups, companions, and clients world wide, together with with a particular supply for customers who herald units for recycling, right here’s a take a look at the progress the corporate is making throughout its environmental initiatives.
Accelerating Clear Power in Apple’s Provide Chain
There are actually 17.8 gigawatts of renewable electrical energy on-line in Apple’s international provide chain, due to the corporate’s long-standing collaboration with its suppliers to transition to 100% renewable vitality for his or her Apple manufacturing by 2030. The renewable vitality procured by Apple suppliers prevented 21.8 million metric tons of greenhouse gasoline emissions in 2024, an over 17 p.c enhance from the earlier yr. Moreover, suppliers prevented practically 2 million metric tons of greenhouse gasoline emissions final yr by working with Apple to optimize their vitality effectivity.
Driving Cleaner Semiconductor Manufacturing
Along with transitioning suppliers to wash vitality, Apple is working throughout its provide chain to cut back the direct local weather influence of commercial processes. This consists of the manufacturing of semiconductors and flat-panel shows, each of which emit extremely potent fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-GHGs). Right this moment, Apple is saying that 26 of its direct semiconductor suppliers have dedicated to abate no less than 90 p.c of F-GHGs from their amenities with Apple-related manufacturing by 2030. Many of those amenities additionally serve extra clients, serving to this progress ripple past Apple. Moreover, 100% of the corporate’s direct show suppliers have made the identical pledge. In 2024, show and semiconductor suppliers abated 8.4 million metric tons of greenhouse gasoline emissions, and the brand new commitments will speed up that progress within the coming years.
Increasing the Use of Recycled and Renewable Supplies
Apple continues to make use of extra recycled and renewable supplies throughout its merchandise, serving to drive down their carbon footprint with out compromising high quality or efficiency. Earlier this yr, Apple surpassed 99 p.c on the best way towards its 2025 objectives to make use of 100% recycled uncommon earth parts in all magnets and 100% recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries. Magnets are by far probably the most vital use of uncommon earth parts in Apple merchandise total, and Apple-designed batteries comprise over 97 p.c of Apple’s whole cobalt use. Apple is dedicated to sourcing each recycled and first minerals responsibly, and drives excessive human rights and environmental requirements throughout its provide chain.
Eliminating Hundreds of thousands of Metric Tons of Waste
In 2024, suppliers collaborating in Apple’s Zero Waste program redirected roughly 600,000 metric tons of waste from landfills, bringing the whole to three.6 million metric tons for the reason that program’s inception in 2015. That’s equal to eliminating 4.5 million sq. meters of landfill house. Apple and its suppliers are innovating to additional speed up progress, from deploying recyclable protecting movies and reusable trays in manufacturing to recovering beneficial metals from waste liquids generated throughout printed circuit board manufacturing.
Innovating to Scale back Product Emissions
Apple’s environmental progress continues to indicate up in its merchandise. Earlier this yr, the corporate launched the brand new MacBook Air with over 55 p.c recycled content material total, probably the most in any Apple product. Final yr, Apple launched its first-ever carbon impartial Mac with the brand new Mac mini. And clients can select a carbon impartial choice of any Apple Watch in any materials. Apple’s carbon impartial merchandise are the results of improvements to considerably cut back carbon emissions throughout their three largest sources — supplies, electrical energy, and transportation — earlier than utilizing high-quality carbon credit from nature-based tasks to steadiness the small quantity of remaining emissions.
Saving Billions of Gallons of Water Every Yr
Apple and its suppliers have saved over 90 billion gallons of contemporary water since launching the Provider Clear Water Program in 2013, which promotes water reuse, effectivity, and different initiatives at amenities world wide. The typical reuse price by collaborating suppliers was 42 p.c final yr, saving 14 billion gallons of contemporary water in 2024 alone. Throughout Apple’s company operations, the corporate has set a goal to replenish 100% of freshwater withdrawals in high-stress places by 2030. Apple has now initiated long-term partnerships amounting to over 40 p.c of that focus on. This consists of help for brand new and ongoing replenishment tasks within the U.S., India, and Africa, which collectively are anticipated to ship practically 9 billion gallons in water advantages over the subsequent 20 years.
Celebrating Earth Day with Apple
To have a good time Earth Day, Apple is providing clients and customers a collection of how to study and take motion to guard the planet — from serving to participate in recycling essential supplies, to having fun with content material that celebrates Earth.
Via Apple Commerce In and free recycling applications out there at Apple Retailer places world wide, clients can carry within the Apple merchandise they not use for credit score or to be responsibly recycled. From now till Could 16, clients can obtain 10 p.c off an Apple accent after they recycle an eligible merchandise in-store.2
On April 22, Apple Watch customers can earn an Earth Day limited-edition award by finishing any exercise of half-hour or extra, encouraging them to get outdoors and keep lively. Apple Health+ affords 1000’s of exercises and meditations that may be completed anytime, wherever, together with outdoors. On April 21, a brand new Time to Stroll episode celebrating Earth Day will characteristic actress and local weather advocate Shailene Woodley, and customers can uncover a set of Time to Run episodes with Health+ trainers by way of Lake Tahoe; Zion Nationwide Park; Kona, Hawaii; and Yellowstone Nationwide Park, or get pleasure from an ocean respiration meditation with Health+ coach Jessica Skye.
On the Apple TV app, clients may get pleasure from motion pictures and reveals celebrating Earth in “The Future Is As much as Us,” a room that options family-friendly favorites, portraits of changemakers, and awe-inspiring Apple Originals like The Final of the Sea Ladies. And this Earth Day, Apple TV+ highlights the wonders of our planet by way of a slate of award-winning authentic collection, specials, and shorts, together with Jane, Stillwater, Earthsounds, Earth at Evening in Coloration, Tiny World, Prehistoric Planet, The Secret Lives of Animals, Right here We Are: Notes for Dwelling on Planet Earth, and plenty of extra.
Via a brand new Earth Day assortment within the Ideas app, customers can study planet-friendly actions out there on iPhone, together with determine vegetation within the Images app, customise and obtain Maps for a journey outside, save electrical energy at dwelling, and extra.
For extra details about Apple’s environmental efforts, go to apple.com/surroundings.
- Recycled supplies are licensed to requirements that conform to ISO 14021, and all cobalt claims use mass steadiness allocation.
- Provide out there to clients who recycle an eligible system and buy a brand new eligible accent in the identical transaction between April 16, 2025, and Could 16, 2025. Solely at Apple Retailer places. Further restrictions apply. For full phrases and circumstances of the supply, go to apple.com/trade-in.
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